Mesa College Radiologic Technology Program to pin 23 graduates

Twenty-three newly minted graduates of the San Diego Mesa College Radiologic Technology
Program will participate in a special pinning ceremony at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Aug.
5, at Mesa College.

The ceremonial pinning is held each August and marks the completion of the rigorous,
24-month program and 1,850 hours of clinical practice.

“The radiologic technology program is one of Mesa’s most intense workforce training
programs,” noted Dr. Pamela T. Luster, president of Mesa College. “This program in
particular fills a critical need for health care specialists in the San Diego area.”

Mesa College program graduates, which number 20 to 25 students each year, have an
outstanding record of success. For the last five years, nearly 100 percent of Mesa
graduates went on to pass the ARRT National Registry Exam, which is required in order
to seek employment, and 100 percent have been hired within six months.

A recent search onindeed.com showed 67 radiologic technologist jobs in the San Diego region. The site also shows
an average salary of $63,000.

Program director Christy Foster Bollman points out that this year’s students also
had the opportunity to take newly offered classes in mammography and computed tomagraphy.

Mesa is the only community college in the region to offer an associate degree and
certificate in this field. The two-year Radiologic Technology Program features an
integrated plan of classroom work and closely supervised clinical practicum at a partnering
healthcare facility. Upon completion of the program, students receive an Associate
of Science degree and Certificate in Radiologic Technology, and qualify to take the
ARRT National Registry Exam.

The Mesa College program is certified by the Joint Review Committee on Education in
Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).